Calls for increased government support for affordable housing

New research from the Chartered Institute for Housing has identified significant inequalities between government investment in the private market and support for affordable housing, leading to calls for an urgent shift in

funding. The CIH suggests that up to 2020/21, the UK government is due to spend £32 billion on programmes such as help to buy, compared to just £8 billion on schemes such as shared ownership and affordable homes.

£30m zero carbon energy research centre opens in Gateshead

Newcastle University, Northern Gas Networks (NGN) and Northern Powergrid have launched the Integrated Transport Electricity Gas Research Laboratory (InTEGReL). By bringing together academics and professionals from the